Blog posts with the tag "Staff Perspective"

Staff Perspective: Personality Disorders in the Military

By Holly O'Reilly  on 24.09.2014 11:17 am

 We have had a lot of questions about personality disorders since the new DSM-V was released earlier this year.  The personality disorders (PD) are still included in the revised DSM but are no longer listed on Axis II. I will briefly summarize the PD’s before briefly discussing PD’s in the military. When diagnosing personality disorders it is best to consider a long-term, stable pattern of behavior that meets multiple diagnostic criteria (often five or more). I encourage clinicians to obtain corroborating information from family and long-term friends if possible prior to diagnosis. Please note, that the purpose of this blog is not to diagnose friends, family and co-workers.

Staff Perspective: A Review of “Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War”

By Diana Dolan  on 17.09.2014 12:30 pm

A colleague of mine recommended I read the book "Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War" after a discussion on the topic of moral injury.  In this article, I review the book from my perspective as a clinician who has worked with service members who likely had moral injuries and as a former active duty Service member.

Staff Perspective: Q&A with Dr. Annie Murray, Prior U.S. Navy Pilot and Current Staff Psychologist

By Heather Anson  on 10.09.2014 9:21 am

Dr. Annie Murray is a United States Navy psychologist. She is prior USN helicopter pilot and a current staff psychologist at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to sit down with her to discuss her background in aviation and her thoughts on how psychology might relate to that community.

Staff Perspective: Student Veterans and the “8 Keys to Veterans’ Success on Campus”

By Diana Sermanian  on 27.08.2014 9:43 am

The “8 Keys to Veterans’ Success on Campus” was established in 2013 as a collaborative effort between the Obama Administration and the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Education.  Included in the decision making of these steps were representatives of government agencies, non-profit groups, Veteran organizations, as well as individual Veterans, who had obtained college degrees.  The purpose of these strategies was to guide colleges and universities in ways to support and serve our student Veterans.  Since 2013, there have been hundreds of institutions who have committed to implementing these recommended strategies.

Staff Perspective: Technology and Relationships - Finding the Balance in an Electronic Life

By Regina Shillinglaw  on 20.08.2014 1:51 pm

More and more people are becoming aware of the impact of smartphones, tablets, and easy Internet access on our ability to think, maintain relationships, and remain productive.  It has even been proposed that overuse of technological media can change our brains structurally in ways that will, over time, rob us of the ability to think deeply and utilize our cognitive horsepower!  This is a controversial topic, and undoubtedly people will have varying opinions, but no one can argue that various forms of technology are changing how we interact with each other. So, how does this apply to mental health, and the military specifically?  Well, we know that healthy relationships contribute to good mental health, and conversely, troubled relationships create risk for mental health problems.  Perhaps some of today’s relationship woes and mental health problems are a by-product of our increasing use of technological gadgets.
To learn more about this possibility in a military context, I interviewed Lt. Col. Kirk Rowe, an Air Force neuropsychologist at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. 

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